Pakistan grants paraplegic man stay of execution
Abdul Basit, whose legs were paralysed after he contracted meningitis in prison, has been granted a stay of execution.
Prisoner Pardons
Prisoners granted lucky break
President Jacob Zuma has announced a special remission of sentence which could see more than 35 000 offenders released from prison.
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Constitutional Court refers pardon seekers to president
The president should be held accountable for a six-year delay in pardon applications by 384 jailed IFP members, the Constitutional Court ruled.
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The six prisoners who were released
Lawyers and friends of the freed men … said news of their release had come as a surprise.
